Shloka 12
Droṇotpattiḥ and Dhanurveda-Prāpti
Origin of Droṇa and Acquisition of Martial Science
प्राच्यानुदीच्यान् पाश्चात्त्यान् दाक्षिणात्यानकालयत् । अश्वमेधे महायज्ञे व्युषिताश्वः प्रतापवान्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | prācyān udīcyān pāścāttyān dākṣiṇātyān akālayat | aśvamedhe mahāyajñe vyuṣitāśvaḥ pratāpavān ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：在名为“马祭”（阿湿婆梅陀）的伟大祭祀中，强盛勇武的毗尤施塔湿婆王使东方、北方、西方与南方诸国之王尽归其统辖。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames political dominance as legitimate when integrated with dharmic, Vedic ritual order: the king’s power is shown as the capacity to unify and stabilize the realm, with conquest presented as acknowledged sovereignty connected to a major yajña rather than personal violence alone.
Vaiśampāyana describes King Vyuṣitāśva performing an Aśvamedha. In the course of that great rite, he subdues or brings under his authority the rulers of all four quarters—east, north, west, and south—thereby establishing wide-ranging supremacy.